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my question is this contract in some respects matters the most in afghanistan. are you willing to start the acquisition strategy for a successor to this dinosaur? it is a dinosaur, because the problem is the one you are talking about. i think you are right. >> i do not agree with you. it may have some imperfections, but it is better than others. ever upward. we will change. we will look constantly to improve, including the award provision. it left in a log type circumstance, that we have seen the most ineffective use in the last decade. >> our concern -- he may be underestimating the scandal surrounding the contract. there is a scandal. it was involving more bad electrical problems. it was not intentional. there are thousands of electrical problems they need to take care of. there are some questions. it is complete so they can get paid. it was not complete yet. my question to you is this, suppose on this scandal, it turns up to the -- anyone that goes there knows this. it is inherited by the problems. they have not yet looked at the clock? for leaving behind the
my question is this contract in some respects matters the most in afghanistan. are you willing to start the acquisition strategy for a successor to this dinosaur? it is a dinosaur, because the problem is the one you are talking about. i think you are right. >> i do not agree with you. it may have some imperfections, but it is better than others. ever upward. we will change. we will look constantly to improve, including the award provision. it left in a log type circumstance, that we have...
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many veterans came back from iraq and afghanistan supporting my candidacy. one area where i am very pleased to announce also, that if you add up all the donations to all the other republican candidates from military active- duty people, i get twice as much because they are sick and tired of these wars and they know they are not working out. one man came the other day. he was practically in tears and talking about all his buddies that he lost in afghanistan. now it is something nobody cares about. it is hardly written about. his buddy committed suicide because of the long-term consequences. what about the 8500 who died, the 40,000 severely injured, hundreds of thousands begging and pleading for help of the veterans administration and we want to go and start more wars? what did gates say when he left the defense department? he said anybody who wants to start another war in these conditions needs their head examined. we need our heads opened up. we need our brains opened up. we need to pay little attention to what is going on. that is where we really need. that
many veterans came back from iraq and afghanistan supporting my candidacy. one area where i am very pleased to announce also, that if you add up all the donations to all the other republican candidates from military active- duty people, i get twice as much because they are sick and tired of these wars and they know they are not working out. one man came the other day. he was practically in tears and talking about all his buddies that he lost in afghanistan. now it is something nobody cares...
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what exactly is the mission in afghanistan? >> i think the administration has expressed a relatively clearly. the core goal that the white house has put forward is the idea to disrupt, defeat, in the af-pak region and they want to be stable left to achieve that goal. more specifically in terms of transition, in one sentence, i think the mission of the moment now is to make the country stable enough that we can reduce the u.s. footprint to a sustainable level without an unacceptable drop in security. there are two important words there -- sustainable and unacceptable. sustainable, i think, means fiscally, and unacceptable translates into the core gold. and a couple drop in securities is one that undermines our ability to destructive defeat them in the region. we're making afghanistan stable as a means to an end of defeating outcry in the region. i think that is a relatively low bar for some of the goals. that does not mean it will not cost a lot of resources to get their. that is probably a separate question. >> dr. john, do you
what exactly is the mission in afghanistan? >> i think the administration has expressed a relatively clearly. the core goal that the white house has put forward is the idea to disrupt, defeat, in the af-pak region and they want to be stable left to achieve that goal. more specifically in terms of transition, in one sentence, i think the mission of the moment now is to make the country stable enough that we can reduce the u.s. footprint to a sustainable level without an unacceptable drop...
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the int still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating ar
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the int still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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iraq, putting aside afghanistan? anything comparable? >> only in afghanistan. maag going from 8000 up to 17 -- up to 70,000 civilians? >> that is double counting. -- >> going from 8000 up to 17,000 civilians. >> it is double counting. it represents the aggregate of some of the other numbers -- >> i understand. but that is more than doubling to what is about to get to. those numbers seem to me to be very different than anything else does the department is doing, putting aside afghanistan for the moment. so, when i look at the things that you are trying to hold onto that work in the past, i don't understand why the difference is a more significant than the similarities. i wanted to ask you just a couple of questions from your statement, the contracts and you have let for the transitions and directed a consulate, some construction contracts. ian was representative. is there an officer assigned to the contract? where are they located? >> basra. >> they are forward located. are forf our cor's located? >> do you know what
iraq, putting aside afghanistan? anything comparable? >> only in afghanistan. maag going from 8000 up to 17 -- up to 70,000 civilians? >> that is double counting. -- >> going from 8000 up to 17,000 civilians. >> it is double counting. it represents the aggregate of some of the other numbers -- >> i understand. but that is more than doubling to what is about to get to. those numbers seem to me to be very different than anything else does the department is doing,...
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ambassador to afghanistan. ryan crocker, a man and stellar record of service to seize an and speaks for himself. i joined the committee and recognize two members of his family who are joining him today, his niece, catherine, and the dedicated woman that is then by his side ever since they were young officers working together in baghdad, ryan's wife christine. i understand the challenges of being a foreign service as koppell, and i know that ryan could not have enjoyed many successes atop the support of christine. they make the task of introducing ambassador crocker quite easy. the u.s. senate has had the wisdom to approve him to the post five times already in lebanon, kuwait, syria, pakistan, and iraq, and this is only a fraction of ambassador crocker's story. when the u.s. embassy in beirut was bombed, ryan crocker was a young officer who helped pull colleagues from the rubble. when the united states needed to reopen our missing afghanistan after the taliban was driven from power, the secretary of state sent r
ambassador to afghanistan. ryan crocker, a man and stellar record of service to seize an and speaks for himself. i joined the committee and recognize two members of his family who are joining him today, his niece, catherine, and the dedicated woman that is then by his side ever since they were young officers working together in baghdad, ryan's wife christine. i understand the challenges of being a foreign service as koppell, and i know that ryan could not have enjoyed many successes atop the...
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is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your question raises and i can tell you for sure that we are headed for a time of trade-offs, ok? we cannot simply jump in everywhere that we want. if i have to have a trade-off, then the ones i am looking for where i would consider participating
is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the point still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means....
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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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we will apply those lessons in afghanistan. >> as the military withdrawal from iraq and later afghanistan, ds will provide certain protective services that the military is performing now. such s recovery and explosives and ordinance disposal. however, the military provides many services such as intelligence collection invisible deterrence in ways that they cannot. how will the loss of these important capabilities affect the way they provide security. are they equipped to handle all the function it will be asked to assume? >> i was in iraq several years ago. it is infinitely better than it was at the worst of times in 2005-2007. certain key functions will be absent. notably a counter rocket fire. we are not an offensive units. some intelligent functions as well. as we normalize, we are going to rely in this country. we will rely on the iraqi forces and the iraqi police for these functions to the maximum is seextent we can. .o. recommended the strategic review of diplomatic security mission budget was part of state. did they agree with the recommendation? there is a strategic review. it may
we will apply those lessons in afghanistan. >> as the military withdrawal from iraq and later afghanistan, ds will provide certain protective services that the military is performing now. such s recovery and explosives and ordinance disposal. however, the military provides many services such as intelligence collection invisible deterrence in ways that they cannot. how will the loss of these important capabilities affect the way they provide security. are they equipped to handle all the...
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host: back to afghanistan. we have a tweet. speak to us about the strength of the security forces, how strong the government itself might be becoming in afghanistan. as soon as we're out, the taliban is going to come back. what you think? guest: they are making great progress against the talbot and i think that is true from an operational perspective. -- they are making great progress against the taliban. they are having trouble recruiting. there will probably be a significant military clashes this summer as the taliban tries to reassert itself. right now, the talbot is very much on the defensive. the question is what happens over the next three years. to the extent it continues before the u.s. withdraws most of its military forces, if that will become a more sustainable situation. that progress which is being made will carry through will fundamentally undermine their support and make it much more difficult for them to come back. that is a real question as to whether three years is enough time to do that. that will be one of th
host: back to afghanistan. we have a tweet. speak to us about the strength of the security forces, how strong the government itself might be becoming in afghanistan. as soon as we're out, the taliban is going to come back. what you think? guest: they are making great progress against the talbot and i think that is true from an operational perspective. -- they are making great progress against the taliban. they are having trouble recruiting. there will probably be a significant military clashes...
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the young war fighters on the front lines in afghanistan and iraq. i believe that the department of defense has made a good-faith effort to cut wasteful spending, identify efficiencies, and reprogram savings into higher priority programs. secretary of defense gates and the service chiefs are repeatedly told this committee in testimony they do not need and do not want the f-136 alternate engine. secretary gates estimates that funding this program to completion would cost nearly $3 billion. i would like to remind the committee of testimony we received from the secretary of defense in this very room just three months ago. he emphasized his firm opposition to buying an extra engine for the f-35, a position by the air force, navy and marine corps leadership. as he stated, we company it a necessary extravagant -- during a period of fiscal contraction. unquote. he also said, quote, it would be a waste of nearly $3 billion in a time of economic distress, and the money is needed for higher priority defense efforts, unquote. i don't think we should allow a loo
the young war fighters on the front lines in afghanistan and iraq. i believe that the department of defense has made a good-faith effort to cut wasteful spending, identify efficiencies, and reprogram savings into higher priority programs. secretary of defense gates and the service chiefs are repeatedly told this committee in testimony they do not need and do not want the f-136 alternate engine. secretary gates estimates that funding this program to completion would cost nearly $3 billion. i...
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they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused oour national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does nomean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in kandahar. i spent the last several years in iraq and afghanistan as a civilian contractor. as yogi berra used to say, it ain't over till it's over. we're going to have to have a substantial political, military, economic presence in that part of the world for some years to come. we cannot afford to quit the scene too early. host: before you go on, why were you in that area? caller: i'm a contractor. host: what about your experience there makes you have this opinion? caller: because the situation is so fluid, so delicate. there are so many different parties involved. the insurgency is thoroughly entren
they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused oour national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does nomean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in...
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forces in afghanistan and the u.s. embassy in kabul, which emphasizes the critical integration of civilian and mitary efforts in endeavorsuch as that in afghanistan. second, i want to express my deep appreciation for your support of vital capabilities for our troopers. the funding you have provided has, for example, enabled the rapid deployment of a substantial increase in the intelligence, srveillance and reconnaissance assets supporting our forces. to take one example, we have increased the number of varus types of persistent surveillance systems, towers with optics, from 114 this past august to 184 at the prest, with plans for continued increases throughout this year. your support has also enabled rapid procurement and deployment of the all terrain vehicle version of the mine resistant ambush protected family of vehicles, with 6700 fielded since i took command some eight and a half months ago. and your support has continued to provide our commanders with another critical element of our strategy, the commander's emer
forces in afghanistan and the u.s. embassy in kabul, which emphasizes the critical integration of civilian and mitary efforts in endeavorsuch as that in afghanistan. second, i want to express my deep appreciation for your support of vital capabilities for our troopers. the funding you have provided has, for example, enabled the rapid deployment of a substantial increase in the intelligence, srveillance and reconnaissance assets supporting our forces. to take one example, we have increased the...
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the second thing is that working with the government of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan with our assistance has put into place and eight process.ettinvetting it includes a technological advances like biometrics and other techniques, which could vet the force. we have no problem meeting our recruiting requirements or our ethnic balance requirements. in the army, the police were over our numbers. now it is a leadership training issue. not a recruiting issue. in the army, we met our 6500 goal of the month including last month. we turned away 1400 people who tried to recruit or join the military. some of them or things like medical. there is a variety of bad actors. they had bad associations that were worrisome or you have criminal pasts or issues of corruption. that was 1400 that were turned away through this process. i think the progress is there. and that is providing a great deal of assurance and trust, knowing that you have this active process that is going on. but there are thousands of members of the afghan army and police and scattered throughout there may -- i am sure th
the second thing is that working with the government of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan with our assistance has put into place and eight process.ettinvetting it includes a technological advances like biometrics and other techniques, which could vet the force. we have no problem meeting our recruiting requirements or our ethnic balance requirements. in the army, the police were over our numbers. now it is a leadership training issue. not a recruiting issue. in the army, we met our...
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whole future of afghanistan. the secretary was here a careful to say that those to work looking previously at preconditions for discussion have not converted those preconditions into negotiating objectives. there is no internal disagreement on these particular points. >> you are absolutely right. it is different. we do not represent them, they do not speak for us. i believe that the devastation is on record -- the administration is on record supporting. they have said that several times. they said it here. the thing is, how are you going to do it? i do not think there is anybody who says there is any solution, as it is a political solution. how are you going to do it? these contacts with the taliban, these ideas that are floating around, they're useful. absolutely. at the end of the day, many of you have followed -- it was three years ago in kenya, having left the united nations, having to mitigate the terrible consequences. the most important thing was to demand from everybody that he be the only channel. everyb
whole future of afghanistan. the secretary was here a careful to say that those to work looking previously at preconditions for discussion have not converted those preconditions into negotiating objectives. there is no internal disagreement on these particular points. >> you are absolutely right. it is different. we do not represent them, they do not speak for us. i believe that the devastation is on record -- the administration is on record supporting. they have said that several times....
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in afghanistan. and rolling stone contributing editor, michael hastings, who recently broke the story about the army using cyops propaganda on u.s. senators, was also there and he made this observation, he said, general petraeus is giving us the charlie sheen counterinsurgency strategy to give exclusive interviews to every major network and keep saying we are winning and hope the public agrees with you. madam speaker, it was a compelling briefing. i hope all of us in the 112th congress will listen to people like professor pate, mr. ho, and mr. hastings, but most of all i hope we'll listen to the american people who are angry, disillusioned, and pleading with us to bring our troops home. they want us to do that so there will be no more staff sar get mark wells' deaths like the young man from congressman poe's district. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. quayle, for five minutes. mr. quayle: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today t
in afghanistan. and rolling stone contributing editor, michael hastings, who recently broke the story about the army using cyops propaganda on u.s. senators, was also there and he made this observation, he said, general petraeus is giving us the charlie sheen counterinsurgency strategy to give exclusive interviews to every major network and keep saying we are winning and hope the public agrees with you. madam speaker, it was a compelling briefing. i hope all of us in the 112th congress will...
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is it time to leave afghanistan? the numbers to call it -- democrats, (202) 737-0002 republicans (202) 737-0001, an independents (202) 628-0205. you can e-mail us and we are on twitter. let's take a look at this "usa today" ps. is it time for america's longest war to end? nearly six in 10 americans think so, according to a usa today/gallup poll taken over the weekend. other newspapers asking similar questions this morning. from the "new york times," the killing of osama bin laden has set off a reassessment of the war in afghanistan. that's their right to that phones to hear what you think about this. roger in michigan, good morning. t think it is time for troops to leave afghanistan? caller: it is time for us to leave. when president bush took us time -- there, he said that we needed to deal with the twin towers business and everyone agree with that. the idea was to get the person to it did that. and we did. this is not barack obama's or any longer. iraq was never his work. our economy is tied to this and president o
is it time to leave afghanistan? the numbers to call it -- democrats, (202) 737-0002 republicans (202) 737-0001, an independents (202) 628-0205. you can e-mail us and we are on twitter. let's take a look at this "usa today" ps. is it time for america's longest war to end? nearly six in 10 americans think so, according to a usa today/gallup poll taken over the weekend. other newspapers asking similar questions this morning. from the "new york times," the killing of osama bin...
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we went in to take on and fight afghanistan -- fight in afghanistan to take on al-qaeda. what emerged was the taliban. the taliban has been our enemy from the beginning. the number alliance drove the taliban out of afghanistan. they were the ones who opened their doors to al-qaeda. six or seven months ago, some of us were critical of president karzai for having negotiations with the taliban. the word was the white house had people in that meeting and were involved in or observing negotiations. it sounds like the white house has opened the door for and perhaps has a tacit agreement that there will be a power- sharing agreement in afghanistan with the taliban. i do not want to be negotiating with our enemies. our objective was to remove them. i think that should remain the objective in afghanistan, to move the taliban from power. all taliban are -- it is not true that all of them are taliban, but what we see is there is a tribal affinity for the taliban. host: steve king is our guest, and our first call for him comes from panama city beach. alan, go ahead with your question
we went in to take on and fight afghanistan -- fight in afghanistan to take on al-qaeda. what emerged was the taliban. the taliban has been our enemy from the beginning. the number alliance drove the taliban out of afghanistan. they were the ones who opened their doors to al-qaeda. six or seven months ago, some of us were critical of president karzai for having negotiations with the taliban. the word was the white house had people in that meeting and were involved in or observing negotiations....
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is doing in afghanistan. host: our guest has been nora bensahel from the center for a new american society. we'll be back tomorrow. we're going to capitol hill now. you can see some of the protesters in the foreground. leon panetta is up for defense secretary. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> good morning, everybody. -- overmittee meets to so the course of this long and distinguished career in public- service, we welcome you to the committee today and we thank you, mr. panetta for your decades of dedicated service to our nation and your willingness to enter the call once again. we know your wife is not able to be here with you today. she has made her own sacrifices over the last 50 years, supported your efforts in the public and private sectors. i know that i speak for the committee when i say that we love to think her in person for the sacrifices that she has made. please let your wife know of the committees gratitude for her
is doing in afghanistan. host: our guest has been nora bensahel from the center for a new american society. we'll be back tomorrow. we're going to capitol hill now. you can see some of the protesters in the foreground. leon panetta is up for defense secretary. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> good morning, everybody. -- overmittee meets to so the course of this long and distinguished career in public-...
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the one looking at afghanistan. hope to resolve that and take you back over to the hearing momentarily. u.s. house come in for their general speeches this morning. as we mention add moment ago we will come back at noon. two bills today, repealing mandatory funding for two programs established by the health care law. over in the senate today, general speeches but we might see some possible debate and vote on a resolution commending u.s. forces and the intelligence community for their successful operation in bringing about the death of osama bin laden. we mentioned that senate foreign relations committee, that's on the situation in afghanistan. there will be a hearing later this afternoon on the house side, homeland security subcommittee looking at the security threat from pakistan. particularly in the wake of the killing of osama bin laden. that's coming up at 2:00. that will be live on our companion network, c-span3. we'll take you back live now over to senate foreign relations. >> about the performance of our troop
the one looking at afghanistan. hope to resolve that and take you back over to the hearing momentarily. u.s. house come in for their general speeches this morning. as we mention add moment ago we will come back at noon. two bills today, repealing mandatory funding for two programs established by the health care law. over in the senate today, general speeches but we might see some possible debate and vote on a resolution commending u.s. forces and the intelligence community for their successful...
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host: have you served in afghanistan? caller: i have not served in afghanistan. i have a number of friends that have been over there. some people who have been special forces in afghanistan have been across the border and a number of other places along the pakistan-afghanistan border. host: thank you for your call and for your service. let's go to alabama. virginia joins us. democratic caller. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i feel it is time for us to pull out from afghanistan. karzai is the one that is getting rich. they need to investigate where the money is going. it's seems like more of our servicemen are getting killed and murdered every day. sometimes i wonder if there's not a set up over there whereby they know what the troops are doing. i feel that all of the money that this man has taken from the u.s. government -- he needs to be investigated himself. i feel that we need to pull out. we are not winning over there and it is time to bring the money home and bring our boys home. karzai should be taken now because of the fact that
host: have you served in afghanistan? caller: i have not served in afghanistan. i have a number of friends that have been over there. some people who have been special forces in afghanistan have been across the border and a number of other places along the pakistan-afghanistan border. host: thank you for your call and for your service. let's go to alabama. virginia joins us. democratic caller. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i feel it is time for us to pull out from...
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counterterrorism strategy in afghanistan. finally, fawn johnson, talk about the national highway trust fund and the role that oil and state gas tax is play in the funding. plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is next. [bell tolling] host: three years after the civil war ended in 1868, the head of an organization of union veterans, grand army of republic, and established -- to decorate the graves of war dead with flowers. john logan declared declaration day should be observed may 30. it is believed the date was chosen because flowers be in bloom over the country. decoration day would eventually become known as memorial day. first observance and 8068 in arlington national cemetery across the potomac river. we have a three-hour washington journal for you. in our first two segments we will devote time looking at military issues, specifically talking to generals in iraq and afghanistan. for your first 45 minutes, we will turn to a labor issues of sorts and get your input. specifically that of vacation t
counterterrorism strategy in afghanistan. finally, fawn johnson, talk about the national highway trust fund and the role that oil and state gas tax is play in the funding. plus your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is next. [bell tolling] host: three years after the civil war ended in 1868, the head of an organization of union veterans, grand army of republic, and established -- to decorate the graves of war dead with flowers. john logan declared declaration day...
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with the winding down of the war in iraq and afghanistan, too, there are these resources. they will be used for something. and we're saying they should be used as a priority to give a tax cut to the middle class and other issues that are of concern to the middle class. we're always open to hear what they have to say. so far we haven't heard anything that even sounds like a serious attempt at a bipartisan compromise. >> let me speak to that. talk is cheap. when president bush said the country was in trouble, democrats responded in a bipartisan way. when the republicans couldn't keep government running without our help, they got our help. the second time they couldn't keep government running without our help, we gave them the help. they couldn't make sure that america paid its debts, paid its bills. democrats helped. so, the answer to your question, yes, democrats have shown, not just talked about it, have shown that we are prepared as we did just recently when the republicans couldn't pass their own appropriation bills, republicans appropriation bill that came out of their
with the winding down of the war in iraq and afghanistan, too, there are these resources. they will be used for something. and we're saying they should be used as a priority to give a tax cut to the middle class and other issues that are of concern to the middle class. we're always open to hear what they have to say. so far we haven't heard anything that even sounds like a serious attempt at a bipartisan compromise. >> let me speak to that. talk is cheap. when president bush said the...
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afghanistan has been a challenge. i was in paris to see that in the last 12-15 months, the number of afghanistan people populating the government is 60%. that does not mean every one of the 60% is competent, but it is another level. another thing i heard that was encouraging is that governors in afghanistan are able to travel by road to meetings. previously, they would go by helicopter because they would be afraid of encountering a roadside bomb. now the district governors are moving by road. that is one indication of headway. obviously, there is a long way to go. let's go over here and we will go to the back of the brown. jason will be after this gentleman over here. >> i am with the office of richard lugar. the shin certification -- the senator has concerns that the vital needs of afghanistan are being overlooked. how is your operation securing those needs? >> i am not sure how capital and money out ways our national security. -- outweighs our national security. that is for the senior leadership to answer that quest
afghanistan has been a challenge. i was in paris to see that in the last 12-15 months, the number of afghanistan people populating the government is 60%. that does not mean every one of the 60% is competent, but it is another level. another thing i heard that was encouraging is that governors in afghanistan are able to travel by road to meetings. previously, they would go by helicopter because they would be afraid of encountering a roadside bomb. now the district governors are moving by road....
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afghanistan and iraq. the first time i know of we went to war and cut taxes rather than paying our bills. so we use their credit card to get a tax cut and use their credit card to pay for two wars. we use our credit card to expand government spending and it was wrong. then we hit a recession and when barack obama took the oath of office, this nation was losing over 700,000 jobs a month and we had huge, huge deficits. what barack obama then did was suggest government spending, and order to get us out of this recession, which is what most economists would tell you is the right thing to do. further adding to the deficits of this country. it is important to understand how we got to where we were and what happened in washington this past few months. we have a debt ceiling. a debt ceiling is an arbitrary limit as to how much the government can borrow. raising the debt ceiling does not increase one dime of federal spending. not one dime. the spending had already been incurred. the question is whether we were goin
afghanistan and iraq. the first time i know of we went to war and cut taxes rather than paying our bills. so we use their credit card to get a tax cut and use their credit card to pay for two wars. we use our credit card to expand government spending and it was wrong. then we hit a recession and when barack obama took the oath of office, this nation was losing over 700,000 jobs a month and we had huge, huge deficits. what barack obama then did was suggest government spending, and order to get...
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and afghanistan. demographics and dictate that pakistan has to put pressure on the taliban and the pashtun leaders to be cooperative and real -- and realistic in their demands when some accommodations are offered to them. but, the fear is that because of this downturn, this opportunity may be lost. but there are other areas. the nuclear area, there are other regional issues. i will not go into that. the most important points i would like to end is that the two countries must develop and continue a frank and regular dialogue and be open about their concerns, sensitivities and clearly dealing with the areas to maintain this relationship on an even keel. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. an excellent talk. for presenting pakistan's case very cogently and forcefully and in a very clear headed manner. i would briefly take some of your points and that my own comments on this strategy and then use my privilege to ask to discuss the question. as you rightly said, we do have grounds for having a st
and afghanistan. demographics and dictate that pakistan has to put pressure on the taliban and the pashtun leaders to be cooperative and real -- and realistic in their demands when some accommodations are offered to them. but, the fear is that because of this downturn, this opportunity may be lost. but there are other areas. the nuclear area, there are other regional issues. i will not go into that. the most important points i would like to end is that the two countries must develop and...
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i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the corrosive effects of corruption, ways, and failed expectations in our efforts there. one of the reasons i took this job was to improve our performance and accountability. this has been a dramatic year for progress that u.s. aid. the ford initiative is applying the agenda for accountability and leadership of a global level. in the short time i have been at the agency thus far, we have initiated aggressive reforms in afghanistan and at the very heart of what this commission was mandated to address. accountability in the provision of development assistance is among our highest priorities in afghanistan. we h
i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the...
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a corner in afghanistan. it is bewilledering to me that yesterday we send a -- bewilledering to me that yesterday we send a message that we're wrapping things up. and it's the beginning of the end. let me ask you, do you believe last night in the president's speech that the taliban was sad to hear what he was saying or that they were happy to hear it? ladies and gentlemen, just as senate majority leader harry reid couldn't have been in a bigger hurry to the access of iraq, he, too, was wrong. we will be proven wrong again. america has a vested interest and seeing an afghanistan that can stand up against terrorism, that can defend itself against terrorists who seeks to overthrow their country, that seeks to overthrow pakistan and can do so with limited u.s. help. that's when we can begin to see victory. or we can just give up. i can tell you that as a soldier -- as a military member and the military members i talked to, we don't want to have to be there another day. but we also don't want to come home in any c
a corner in afghanistan. it is bewilledering to me that yesterday we send a -- bewilledering to me that yesterday we send a message that we're wrapping things up. and it's the beginning of the end. let me ask you, do you believe last night in the president's speech that the taliban was sad to hear what he was saying or that they were happy to hear it? ladies and gentlemen, just as senate majority leader harry reid couldn't have been in a bigger hurry to the access of iraq, he, too, was wrong....
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every night in afghanistan. these are americans that put their lives on a line every night to protect their security and freedom. we can never think them enough. host: can you tell us more about this navy seal team? we are not reading a lot in the newspaper this morning. who are they? how many? caller: i cannot say much more about it. i am sure that at an appropriate time the pentagon will release more details. but these are extraordinarily highly trained individuals. my guess is that this is a team that was experienced. that they were involved in other raids. we have taken out a number of members of top leadership in al qaeda over the years. the two that were most significant was osama bin laden and it was dark alley -- is artizarquiri. cup title -- alt ket qaeda as an institution is not done. the state department just announced overnight that warning levels are up this morning because you have to worry about some other individuals, maybe not associated directly with al qaeda, who will want to take revenge. we
every night in afghanistan. these are americans that put their lives on a line every night to protect their security and freedom. we can never think them enough. host: can you tell us more about this navy seal team? we are not reading a lot in the newspaper this morning. who are they? how many? caller: i cannot say much more about it. i am sure that at an appropriate time the pentagon will release more details. but these are extraordinarily highly trained individuals. my guess is that this is a...
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shortly after returning from afghanistan, he and i made a video for all marines and their families to reinforce our message and to reach out to marines in locations that we could not personally visit. your marine corps has closely followed the recommendations of the comprehensive review working group in developing and executing our implementation training. some of the very first marines to receive this training were my three and four star general officers in late january. on 7 february, the marine corps as a whole began corpswide training. the marine corps completed all of tier one and two training. as of today our tier three training is 40% complete throughout the marine corps. i anticipate full completion of all training by 1 june. we will complete this training with the aid of the internet online when absolutely necessary, but the majority of our training is done face-to-face. successful implementation of this policy depends upon leadership, professionalism, discipline, and respect. leaders at all levels of our corps are setting the example and are fully committed to the sustainmen
shortly after returning from afghanistan, he and i made a video for all marines and their families to reinforce our message and to reach out to marines in locations that we could not personally visit. your marine corps has closely followed the recommendations of the comprehensive review working group in developing and executing our implementation training. some of the very first marines to receive this training were my three and four star general officers in late january. on 7 february, the...
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forces afghanistan. facility is a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces or the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005, $11.4 billion has been made available or is intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of operations since 2005 -- by way of operations since 2005 to 2010, and will also $7 billion of the money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 20 to one in 2012. and -- between 2010 and 2012. and 10 of the audits have been focused on addressing infrastructure projects. they have essentially covered the afghanistan national army,, pants for the afghanistan national police, -- compounds for the afghanistan national police, and the reconstruction effort under the emergency response program. ily to provide immediate assistance to the population of afghanistan. we have over 90 investigations under way involving infrastructure. they can be categorized in areas of bribery, country fraud, faulty c
forces afghanistan. facility is a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces or the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005, $11.4 billion has been made available or is intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of operations since 2005 -- by way of operations since 2005 to 2010, and will also $7 billion of the money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 20 to one in 2012. and -- between...
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ending hostilities in afghanistan is a dream. china and iran have been drawn into a closer alliance against the united states. america's uncontrolled deficits are senselessly fueled by needless militarism. we are now much poorer and less safe. there was no al qaeda in iraq before we invaded in 2003. today there is. no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in iraq. war always leads to government growth and the sacrifice of civil liberties. in the past 10 years this has been particularly costly to us with the acceptance of military tribunals, torture, assassination, abuse of habeas corpus, and patriot act-type legislation. senseless war and senseless destruction and death should not be rationalized as providing a great service in protecting our freedoms. our constitution or maintaining peace. the only value that can come of this is to recognize our policies are flawed and they need to be changed. without this history will record the sacrifices were all in vain. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer of maryland. mr. hoyer: thank
ending hostilities in afghanistan is a dream. china and iran have been drawn into a closer alliance against the united states. america's uncontrolled deficits are senselessly fueled by needless militarism. we are now much poorer and less safe. there was no al qaeda in iraq before we invaded in 2003. today there is. no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in iraq. war always leads to government growth and the sacrifice of civil liberties. in the past 10 years this has been particularly...
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support to afghanistan. drive to kabul and look at all the cell phone and computer advertisements that have women's whose heads are not covered. the looks outpatient peridots are not pakistan. -- they look asian. those are not pakistan. again, i cannot really speak for the government of india. i am talking about the people of india. that is a different thing. >> you ever raise the issue of the neighbors, so i have to ask the iran question. talk about their economic involvement and also the security situation. we hear reports from time to time that they are playing various sides of the fence. and there has been a troublesome uptick in violence. what is your sense of what the iranians are up to? >> first off, let me separate iranian people and iranian businesses from the iranian government. the iranian people and the iranian businesses have a long- term economic relationship with the people of afghanistan, especially western afghanistan. i think that by all measures, that is a good thing. it is a good thing fo
support to afghanistan. drive to kabul and look at all the cell phone and computer advertisements that have women's whose heads are not covered. the looks outpatient peridots are not pakistan. -- they look asian. those are not pakistan. again, i cannot really speak for the government of india. i am talking about the people of india. that is a different thing. >> you ever raise the issue of the neighbors, so i have to ask the iran question. talk about their economic involvement and also...
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on where in afghanistan you are. my experience is mostly in the east. i only have a little bit of experience in the south. the south has a lot of open combat. a lot of the headquarters for the taliban. in the east, it depends on where you are. the provinces just south of kabul, where they used to have strong relationships with kabul, a lot of traffic moving between i.e.d. galleries where coalition troops and a large coalition presence is trying hard to lock those provinces down to protect kabul. every step they take, they are threatened by i.e.d.s' that are killing native troops and afghans every year. as we move closer to the border and you head southeast toward pakistan and places like the paktika province, the threat there is not so much ied's. the terrain is rough and it is mountainous. the coalition troops and the taliban move on foot. the coalition also has helicopters that can get them between mountaintops. once they get off of the helicopters, they are back to walking around on that. ied's are lot less useful
on where in afghanistan you are. my experience is mostly in the east. i only have a little bit of experience in the south. the south has a lot of open combat. a lot of the headquarters for the taliban. in the east, it depends on where you are. the provinces just south of kabul, where they used to have strong relationships with kabul, a lot of traffic moving between i.e.d. galleries where coalition troops and a large coalition presence is trying hard to lock those provinces down to protect...
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i watched it right now in afghanistan -- watch it right now in afghanistan. we have to be careful with the actions we take because it affects on how the united states is perceived. we have to make sure that our military effort is not squandered. as you said, make sure our soldiers are not dying in vain. i do not think as soldiers and marines who are serving -- and the air force and sailors -- feel that way. is there a sense of frustration? of course there is. there is a large portion of americans who probably feel the same way. extraction of our military force has to be done right. the rest of the world is watching us. we cannot send the wrong signal. host: what would be the wrong signal? guest: the wrong signal, in my mind, would be a pullout -- we build something up, we turned it over, we let it fail. our enemies will look at and capitalize in a way that we might not even appreciate. host: let's look at some comments that admiral mike mullen made last week. >> the intent, certainly, of the course of this transition is to hold and transition to afghan securi
i watched it right now in afghanistan -- watch it right now in afghanistan. we have to be careful with the actions we take because it affects on how the united states is perceived. we have to make sure that our military effort is not squandered. as you said, make sure our soldiers are not dying in vain. i do not think as soldiers and marines who are serving -- and the air force and sailors -- feel that way. is there a sense of frustration? of course there is. there is a large portion of...
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this past year he returned to afghanistan, his eighth deployment. back on another mission to keep our country saves. this is the stuff of which heroes are made. this is the strength, the devotion that makes our troops to the pride of every american, and this is reason america does not simply endure. reemerge from our trials stronger, more confident, wason our eyes fixed on the future -- with our eyes fixed on the future. our heroes are all around us, and please join me in saluting one of those heroes -- and leroy petrie. [applause] >> the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress, the medal of honor to leroy petrie. leroy peachtree distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in afghanistan on may 26, 2008. as a weapons squad leader with else the company's 75th ranger regiment, he moved to clear the courtyard of the house a potentially contained combatants. while crossing the courtyard, they were wounded by automatic weapons fire. st
this past year he returned to afghanistan, his eighth deployment. back on another mission to keep our country saves. this is the stuff of which heroes are made. this is the strength, the devotion that makes our troops to the pride of every american, and this is reason america does not simply endure. reemerge from our trials stronger, more confident, wason our eyes fixed on the future -- with our eyes fixed on the future. our heroes are all around us, and please join me in saluting one of those...
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he fought in afghanistan. was fresh out of the army, unemployed, and homeless. he told me, "i gave my country 100%. all i ask for is 100% in return." that does not seem like too much acid -- a job, and education, food on the table. -- that does not seem like too much to ask. they need an open hand when they come home. when the best way to extend that hand to honor a veteran is to hire one. with the right support, the right opportunities, our veterans and their families will not only make incredible contributions to the workplace, but also to their communities as well. they're smart, tech savvy, wired to serve, and great leaders. they will make terrific employees. i can tell you this, they darn sure know how to show up on time. the problem is that once they leave the service, they can be hard to find and tough to identify. 10 i am convinced there is a ceo good will let their people organizations eager to help. but there is no easy way to connect our hats with the employers and community leaders and community organizers remain so critical to making and sustaining
he fought in afghanistan. was fresh out of the army, unemployed, and homeless. he told me, "i gave my country 100%. all i ask for is 100% in return." that does not seem like too much acid -- a job, and education, food on the table. -- that does not seem like too much to ask. they need an open hand when they come home. when the best way to extend that hand to honor a veteran is to hire one. with the right support, the right opportunities, our veterans and their families will not only...
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speake we should never have gotten to the point where our troops in afghanistan had to ask whether they were going to be paid. that's a scandal. and it's scandalous that our republican colleagues would threaten for the first time in american history to torpedo america's credit worthiness and american jobs unless they succeeded in enacting a budget plan to end the medicare guarantee, slash medicaid and slash critical investments in education in our future. that was the plan. they wanted to do that now and they wanted to have this whole debate again six months from w. why? not to reduce the deficit. if the goal is to reduce the deficit why refuse to end taxpayer subsidies for the oil companies? if reducing the deficit was the purpose, why refuse to end special breaks for corporate jets and the folks at the very high end of the icome scale? that wasn't the plan. the plan was to use this moment to threaten the economy, to try and slash the social safety net and those critical investments in education innovation in our future. and guess what? they failed. they failed to do that. they failed
speake we should never have gotten to the point where our troops in afghanistan had to ask whether they were going to be paid. that's a scandal. and it's scandalous that our republican colleagues would threaten for the first time in american history to torpedo america's credit worthiness and american jobs unless they succeeded in enacting a budget plan to end the medicare guarantee, slash medicaid and slash critical investments in education in our future. that was the plan. they wanted to do...
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war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people that can provide for their own security. we are being successful in those missions. the reason we are in the position to draw down 10,000 troops this year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer is precisely because of the turning work of our men and women in uniform. with have been able to do is severely cripple al qaeda's capacities. is it, osama bin laden that the most attention. but even before that operation, we had decimated the upper ranks of al qaeda. they're having a great deal of difficulty operating and communicating and financing themselv
war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people...
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icy conditions that are often found in afghanistan. oddly enough the b-22 also had problems in dusty conditions which coincidentally also exist and is common in afghanistan. so i ask my colleagues, why do we continue to fund the boondoggle? the majority claims to have made some tough choices in this bill. apparently this includes continuing to fund a plane that dick cheney called a, quote, turkey and tried to kill four times when he was secretary of defense. it should also be noted dick cheney did not often meet a defense program he didn't like so this would be very telling to everyone here. in order to continue funding this plane, this congress proposes steep cuts to be made on the backs of the most vulnerable citizens. h.r. 1 puts the safety of american families at risk. the bill eliminates caps hiring, a program that will put 1,300 fewer cops on our streets. they'll cut safer programs which means there are 2,400 fewer firefighters protecting our communities so that we can build a plane that can't be under icy conditions, can't fly w
icy conditions that are often found in afghanistan. oddly enough the b-22 also had problems in dusty conditions which coincidentally also exist and is common in afghanistan. so i ask my colleagues, why do we continue to fund the boondoggle? the majority claims to have made some tough choices in this bill. apparently this includes continuing to fund a plane that dick cheney called a, quote, turkey and tried to kill four times when he was secretary of defense. it should also be noted dick cheney...
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and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important than the money is what bob schieffer said, it's the pain of war. and this congress needs to come together and say to mr. obama, let's bring them home this year, next year, but not wait until 2014, 2015. mr. speaker, i close as i always do an the floor of the house, please, god, bless our men and women in uniform. please, god, bless the families of our men and women in uniform. please, god, in your loving arms hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq, and ask god to bless the house and senate that we will do what is right in the eyes of god for his people.
and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important...
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war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people that can provide for their own security. we are being successful in those missions. the reason we are in the position to draw down 10,000 troops this year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer is precisely because of the turning work of our men and women in uniform. with have been able to do is severely cripple al qaeda's capacities. is it, osama bin laden that the most attention. but even before that operation, we had decimated the upper ranks of al qaeda. they're having a great deal of difficulty operating and communicating and financing themselv
war in afghanistan was not in your speech. could you define for the 100,000 troops you have in harm's way in afghanistan "victory" in a war? >> i did not use the word "victory" in my west point speech either. i said we could be successful in their mission which is narrowly drawn. that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or our interests overseas and to make sure that we have an afghan government and an afghan people...
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they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused on our national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does not mean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in kandahar. i spent the last several years in iraq and afghanistan as a civilian contractor. as yogi berra used to say, it ain't over till it's over. we're going to have to have a substantial political, military, economic presence in that part of the world for some years to come. we cannot afford to quit the scene too early. host: before you go on, why were you in that area? caller: i'm a contractor. host: what about your experience there makes you have this opinion? caller: because the situation is so fluid, so delicate. there are so many different parties involved. the insurgency is thoroughly en
they will try to be in afghanistan -- and they were trying to be in afghanistan and were thrown out. we need to stay focused on our national interests. our national interests have reached the point where we turn this over to the afghanis. it does not mean we're leaving the region. it does not mean this is not a strategic region to us. it does not mean we do not have ties. it is time for them to step up to the plate. host: your first phone call. senator udall. caller: two months ago, i was in...
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afghanistan. we're in the hundreds of millions of dollars and so i don't think is really about the money. host: anything resonate for your or tip you off as to what to think about next week as the obama administration goes before congress? guest: one of the things he mentioned is that he does not believe congress will move to cut off funding. once we have troops committed we will continue to fund them. that is one of the arguments that kind of sustains iraq and afghanistan despite opposition to the wars. one analyst said in my be easier for congress to pull back because there are not troops on the ground. it does not appear from mr. bartlett's point of view that that would happen. host: we have a piece from politico. he doesn't want to equate what he regards as a mission with the wars in iraq and afghanistan. host: talk to us about the dynamic right now of the u.s. stepping back and making sure that france and other countries take the lead when it comes to making the first moves but also taking th
afghanistan. we're in the hundreds of millions of dollars and so i don't think is really about the money. host: anything resonate for your or tip you off as to what to think about next week as the obama administration goes before congress? guest: one of the things he mentioned is that he does not believe congress will move to cut off funding. once we have troops committed we will continue to fund them. that is one of the arguments that kind of sustains iraq and afghanistan despite opposition to...
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. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied explosion pin logar province, i was talking to a group of men who are responsible for finding the ied to protect the other men. gregg's our purpose is to clear the roads -- >> our purpose is to clear the roads for possible well for the soldiers as as the nationals as well as they -- as they travel these roads. our mission is to protect the population and provide them the ability to move freely. >> these guys will roll out every day in these gigantic armored vehicles, mixing vehicles -- a relief tall one with a robotic arm called the buffalo, and another that scans the ground and protection vehicles. they
. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied...
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having bases in afghanistan to deal with terrorists in afghanistan and pakistan is going to be helpful. host: diane in indiana. thank you for waiting. caller: thank you, brad sherman from california, for the job you are doing, the knowledge you are importing to the american people. my question is, can we expect to see more photos of top al qaeda, taliban, other people that people around the world need to be on alert for? on the photograph of a osama bin laden, i vote no. could we see more reports on the pakistani government and problems with them? host: we will leave it there. guest: well, the internet is filled with pictures of those affiliated with al qaeda, the taliban, including ayman al- zawahri, who has now taken over al qaeda. every newspaper is filled with analysis of pakistan. we may not have security, a balanced budget, but we have a lot of reading material. host: the fbi has, on their website, pictures of the most wanted terrorists. gainesville, florida. stephen, go ahead. caller: i have a few quick points. personally, i do not need to see the picture of osama bin laden, how
having bases in afghanistan to deal with terrorists in afghanistan and pakistan is going to be helpful. host: diane in indiana. thank you for waiting. caller: thank you, brad sherman from california, for the job you are doing, the knowledge you are importing to the american people. my question is, can we expect to see more photos of top al qaeda, taliban, other people that people around the world need to be on alert for? on the photograph of a osama bin laden, i vote no. could we see more...
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troops out of afghanistan by 2014. guest: putting it in the frame of what we will see next week, i do not think we will hear more than superficial talk in the presidential speech. the state of the union usually stays focused on the state of the union. troops will move out of iraq tand the draw-down will start in afghanistan. we are supposed to start handing more response ability over to the afghan government. it is a tough situation. i have spent a lot less time in afghanistan that i have in iraq. afghanistan is a far more difficult pickled and iraq could ever be. it is is -- difficult pickle that iraq could ever be. it is really at war has been as long as there has been and afghanistan. the issue that the president and general petraeus and general mcchrystal dealt with over and over again was corruption. there is a power dispute in afghanistan. was the parliamentary vote valid? i do not know if there is a sweeping answer that the president has pushing forward in afghanistan. particularly when corruption is so pervasiv
troops out of afghanistan by 2014. guest: putting it in the frame of what we will see next week, i do not think we will hear more than superficial talk in the presidential speech. the state of the union usually stays focused on the state of the union. troops will move out of iraq tand the draw-down will start in afghanistan. we are supposed to start handing more response ability over to the afghan government. it is a tough situation. i have spent a lot less time in afghanistan that i have in...
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why are we in afghanistan. you ask a politician and they say we're there to send a message or we're there to send a signal. the taliban has done nothing to us. al qaeda is not there. could it be that we're just waiting our troops in place until the attack on iran does take place and then our troops are staged on their bord tore go in? host: we'll leave it there. guest: the issue of afghanistan, i find it interesting that when president obama was running his campaign to become president, he obviously made the determination that the war in iraq was a war of choice, the war in afghanistan was the war of necessity. so after many years of the u.s. focusing on iraq he suddenly wanted to go back to afghanistan. it is understood that it's a war that he inherited from the bush administration and the bush administration would argue that they invaded afghanistan in response to what happened on 9/11. and then the people who carried out 9/11 would argue that they did it because of u.s. policy in the middle east. so it's a n
why are we in afghanistan. you ask a politician and they say we're there to send a message or we're there to send a signal. the taliban has done nothing to us. al qaeda is not there. could it be that we're just waiting our troops in place until the attack on iran does take place and then our troops are staged on their bord tore go in? host: we'll leave it there. guest: the issue of afghanistan, i find it interesting that when president obama was running his campaign to become president, he...